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Starting today, Arizona residents at least 21 years old can carry a concealed weapon without a permit.
The change is part of a broad weapons law by state Sen. Russell Pearce passed by the state Legislature in April that eases restrictions on concealed carry.
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The House this afternoon passed a bill that would change the law to allow someone going through bankruptcy proceedings to retain their rifles, shotguns, and pistols so long as they are worth less than $3,000 combined.
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One month ago, the Supreme Court held in McDonald v. City of Chicago that states, not just the federal government, are prevented from violating Americans' Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The Supreme Court did not, however, define the full scope of the right, nor the standard of review by which challenged statutes will be judged.
In other words: It ain't over yet. A number of pending lawsuits across the country will further shape how the Second Amendment will be applied.
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The more it looks like the Senate will confirm Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, the more gun owners should worry. Yesterday, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine became the fourth Republican to stand behind President Obama's nominee on the phony basis that Ms. Kagan supports gun rights.
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In January, a small group of enthusiasts met in Delhi to found The National Association of Gun Rights India (Nagri) to lobby lawmakers and to fund legal cases that make it easier to own and carry arms in India.
This month the organisation began a membership drive -- and in doing so, they have provoked a debate about the role of fire arms in the land of Mahatma Gandhi.
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The smuggling of weapons of all calibers has risen as the result of their import ban and also prompts citizens to buy guns illegally to protect against the latest nationwide crime spree.
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The city of Tucson is getting ready for Arizona's new concealed weapons law by removing some signs, from city parks.
The signs being taken down say, "Carry a firearm in this park is limited to persons who possess a permit." But the city said the new law just makes them obsolete because people will no longer be required to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
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Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker didn't know that he would be named as the lead plaintiff on a suit challenging a new law that would require handgun ammunition buyers to register with the government.
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